Category: Environmental Law
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Environmental Criminal Law: A necessity for the Indian justice system
The harrowing state of hazardous waste stemming out of different sources in the economy and the callous attitude of the perpetrators towards the same has led to a huge ecological imbalance. Can Environmental Criminal law be a solution to the same? In a recent order, the National Green Tribunal directed the Central Pollution Control Board…
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The EIA Draft Notification, 2020: A(nother) step towards the dilution of the environmental regulatory regime
Let he who would move the world, first complete an environmental impact assessment and a 90-day public comment period. Environmental Impact Assessment is the process of identifying the likely environmental, social, economic, cultural, health-related impacts and risks associated with a proposed project, prior to actual groundwork being initiated for the same. The objective of this…
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Climate Change Law – From the Kyoto Protocol to the Present Day and Beyond
INTRODUCTION One of the most pressing issues affecting the international community today is the issue of climate change. Increased carbon dioxide emissions, coupled with the release of water vapour, nitrous oxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbons, have led to the greenhouse effect. This has further resulted in global warming, which has especially increased since the mid-twentieth century. …
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Dereliction of Public Consent in EIA: The Sterlite Plant Controversy
On 22nd May 2018, Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) in the Tamil Nadu state of India, turned violent when protest demanding the closure of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper unit entered in a clash between the protestors and the police, killing 11 people. These protests began nearly two decades ago intensifying after the company announced its expansion. A stay was…
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Right to environment calls for justice!!
Human beings across the globe have gradually developed sensitivity towards the concept of sustainable development and have started using the natural resources cautiously. We, in some or the other form, have made efforts to save each and every component which constitutes a healthy environment, be it flora or fauna. In India, we have a number…
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The Guise of Climate change and Protectionist Trade Laws
Protectionism involves any attempt by a country to impose restrictions on trade in goods and services. Countries resort to protectionism in ways that are not obvious and meddle with the forces of a free market (demand and supply) for the benefit of their domestic economy. Protectionism is illegal under the WTO rules; but developed countries,…
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